Abstract: This paper provides a unique literature review of cracking defects developing in low-rise residential structures as a result of deformation caused by environmental loads and low-level blast vibrations. Characteristics of ...

Abstract: The Australian Residential Timber-Framed Construction standard (AS1684:1999) has recently been revised to explicitly define the bracing contribution of nominally fixed plasterboard clad walls as 0.45 kN/m for cladding on ...

Abstract: Blasting is common in the coal industry to remove rock overburden so that the exposed coal can be mechanically excavated. The ground vibrations and air blast produced by blasting are often felt by residents surrounding the ...